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Originally Posted by Richard Flanders
Great country and guns Garry. Most of us only dream of 3.5 flushes/hr! Must be a good year. Enjoy it before the population starts to diminish. I too have always loved 26" guns, especially on the lighter frames. I have several, including a damascus GHE12 on a #1 frame that is perfect for tight cover and long days. Even better in really hvy cover is my 24" PHE16 that seems to nail birds despite my clumsy shooting skills. The open chokes on it have you not hesitating to shoot flushed woodcock when they pause to go from vertical to horizontal flight.
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That PHE sounds like a dream woodcock gun, Richard. I ran out of funds at a recent auction where a nice DHE 20 with 24" barrels was sold. I still regret not bidding on it.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers )
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